https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=168416 Civil and criminal proceedings are governed by different standards of proof: civil findings based on preponderance of probabilities do not bind criminal adjudication, which requires proof beyond reasonable doubt. The text states that there is no statutory rule making findings in one proceeding final in the other, so each case must be decided on its own evidence, subject only to limited legal relevance of earlier judgments. It also states that unexplained and inordinate delay in launching criminal process, especially after adverse civil litigation, may indicate abuse of process and harassment, making a belated complaint vulnerable as vexatious rather than bona fide. en-us Thu, 12 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 30 Oct 2015 18:58:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=168416 Civil and criminal proceedings are governed by different standards of proof: civil findings based on preponderance of probabilities do not bind criminal adjudication, which requires proof beyond reasonable doubt. The text states that there is no statutory rule making findings in one proceeding final in the other, so each case must be decided on its own evidence, subject only to limited legal relevance of earlier judgments. It also states that unexplained and inordinate delay in launching criminal process, especially after adverse civil litigation, may indicate abuse of process and harassment, making a belated complaint vulnerable as vexatious rather than bona fide. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 12 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=168416